OHIO STATE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Presents AFRICAN VIOLETS SING COLORFUL SONGS. Kingwood Center, Mansfield, Ohio September 6 September 8, 2018

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1 HORTICULTURE DIVISION OHIO STATE AFRICAN VIOLET SOCIETY Presents AFRICAN VIOLETS SING COLORFUL SONGS Kingwood Center, Mansfield, Ohio September 6 September 8, 2018 SHOW SCHEDULE SECTION I COLLECTIONS Class 1 AVSA Collection of three different registered varieties, all of the same type: standard plants or standard trailers. Class 2 AVSA Collection of three different registered varieties, all of the same type: miniature, semiminiature plants or miniature or semiminiature trailers. Class 3 AVSA Collection of three different species of any type. Class 4 Collection of three different plants, all of the same type hybridized in Ohio. (Need not be registered varieties) SECTION II STANDARD PLANTS, ANY TYPE BLOSSOM, GREEN FOLIAGE Class 5 All shades of blue, purple, lavender, orchid, violet Class 6 All shades of pink, rose, mauve Class 7 All shades of red, fuchsia, wine, plum, coral Class 8 All shades of white, cream, yellow, blush Class 9 Multicolor, chimera Class 10 Fantasy Class 11 All white-edged Class 12 All colored-edged, including fantasy-edged SECTION III STANDARD PLANTS, ANY TYPE BLOSSOM, VARIEGATED FOLIAGE Class 13 All shades of blue, purple, lavender, orchid, violet Class 14 All shades of pink, rose, mauve Class 15 All shades of red, fuchsia, wine, plum, coral Class 16 All shades of white, cream, yellow, blush Class 17 Multicolor, chimera Class 18 Fantasy Class 19 All white-edged Class 20 All colored-edged, including fantasy-edged SECTION IV MINIATURE PLANTS, ANY BLOSSOM, any FOLIAGE Class 21 All shades of blue, purple, lavender, orchid, violet Class 22 All shades of pink, coral, red, wine, mauve, fuchsia Class 23 All shades of white, cream, yellow, blush Class 24 Multicolor, chimera Class 25 Fantasy Class 26 All edged, including fantasy-edged SECTION V SEMIMINIATURE PLANTS, ANY BLOSSOM, any FOLIAGE Class 27 All shades of blue, purple, lavender, orchid, violet Class 28 All shades of pink, coral, red, wine, mauve, fuchsia Class 29 All shades of white, cream, yellow, blush Class 30 Multicolor, chimera Class 31 Fantasy Class 32 All edged, including fantasy-edged

2 SECTION VI TRAILERS, SPECIES AND VINTAGE ANY BLOSSOM, ANY FOLIAGE Class 33 Standard trailers Class 34 Semiminiature trailers Class 35 Miniature trailers Class 36 Saintpaulia species Class 37 The Original Ten African violets Class 38 Vintage Standard African violets (must be at least 25 years old) Class 39 Vintage Miniature or semiminiature African violets (must be at least 25 years old) Class 40 Classic Standard African violets (AV s hybridized years ago) Class 41 Classic Miniature or semiminiature African violets (AV s hybridized years ago) Class 42 Standard African violets with distinctive foliage (Bustle, Clackamus, Longifolia) Class 43 Miniature or semiminiature African violets with distinctive foliage (Bustle, Clackamus, Longifolia) SECTION VII PROJECT PLANT Class 44 Project plant - Jolly Devil Class 45 Project plant Broadway Star Trail SECTION VIII NEW CULTIVARS Class 46 Seedlings Class 47 Sports or mutants SECTION IX UNUSUAL OR DECORATIVE CONTAINER Class 48 One African violet, either standard, miniature or semiminiature, planted in container (only one entry per exhibitor) Class 49 One African violet trailer planted in container (only one entry per exhibitor) SECTION X NOVICE ONLY Class 50 Any African violet plants Standard, miniature, semiminiature or trailer Class 51 Other Gesneriads in bloom SECTION XI GESNERIADS OTHER THAN AFRICAN VIOLETS IN BLOOM Class 52 Small growing (maximum leaf size under 1 ) in bloom Class 53 Tuberous in bloom Class 54 Rhizomatous in bloom Class 55 Fibrous-rooted in bloom Class 56 Streptocarpus in bloom Class 57 Episcias in bloom Class 58 Primulinas in bloom Class 59 Gesneriads grown for ornamental factors other than bloom (All Episcia) Class 60 Gesneriads grown for ornamental factors other than bloom (Trailing or erect, other than Episcia) Class 61 Gesneriads grown for ornamental factors other than bloom (All Primulina) SECTION XII FOR EXHIBITION ONLY No ribbons given or counted for other awards Design Division Gesneriads not in bloom grown for ornamental qualities or with limited bloom. SECTION XIII CONTAINER GARDENS Each type is a miniature garden in which one or more blooming African violet plants along with other plants are actually planted and growing in a container. Accessories may be used but must be in scale with plant material. No cut plant material or dried material may be used. A piece of wood or a rock standing up in the container, as high or higher than the plant material, is not acceptable. Class 62 Terrarium

3 Design a miniature landscape in an enclosed transparent container. Class 63 Dish Garden Fashion a diminutive landscape scene in a shallow, dish-like container. Class 64 Natural Garden Create a small-scale landscape in a natural container of your choice (rock, driftwood or shell). This garden may contain more than one planting area or pocket. SECTION XIV INTERPRETIVE PLANT ARRANGEMENTS Designs using one or more blooming African violet plants. Fresh-cut, dried or colored plant material may be used. Man-made materials other than artificial plant material may be used. Soil shall not be used as a mechanic or to preserve the freshness of the cut plant material. The African violets plants must be removed from their pots and the root ball encased in plastic or other material. Accessories, backdrops and bases are optional. White niches are provided. Exhibitor must use niches provided by OSAVS (not exhibitor s niches). Draping is permitted. Class 65 La Vie En Rose (Edith Piaf) Create an arrangement to be staged in a niche 14 h x 11.2 w x 8 d. Class 66 Pink Cadillac (Bruce Springsteen) Class 67 Under a Violet Moon (Blackmore s Night) SECTION XV INTERPRETIVE FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS All classes in this section must use fresh cut African violet blossoms. Fresh cut, dried, treated or colored plant material is permitted. Accessories, backdrops and draping may be used unless restricted by the schedule. White niches are provided for each class except the underwater. Exhibitor must use niches provided by OSAVS (not exhibitor s niches). Class 68 Purple Rain (Prince) Class 69 Blue Velvet (Bobby Vinton) Create an arrangement to be staged in a niche 18 h x 12 w x10 d. Class 70 Little Red Corvette (Prince) Create an arrangement to be staged in a niche 14 h x 11.2 w x 8 d. Class 71 Green Eyes (Cold Play) Create a monochromatic green arrangement to be staged in a niche 14 h x 11.2 w x 8 d. Class 72 Black or White (Michael Jackson) Create a black and white arrangement with a touch of color in the blossoms to be staged in a niche 10 h x 10 w x 8 d. Class 73 Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini (Brian Hyland) A miniature, free-standing arrangement. Each entry will be staged at eye level atop a clear acrylic cube measuring 4.75 x 4.75 x No background is permitted, but underlay on top of stand is optional. Class 74 Red Tide (Rush) Create an underwater arrangement to be exhibited in a clear container completely submerged in water. A white cardboard backdrop will be provided for this design for all exhibitors. Arrangement will be presented at eye level.

4 Special Exhibits Division Section XVI Educational Exhibit Class 75 Education table and AVSA information. SHOW RULES and REGULATIONS 1. Only members of the Ohio State African Violet Society may exhibit. 2. Any AVSA member in good standing is eligible to enter the AVSA Collection classes 1, 2 and 3. Only one collection may be entered by an exhibitor in each collection class. 3. Entries will be accepted on Thursday, September 6, 2018 from 10:00 am until noon and then from 1:00 pm. until 4:00 p.m. An exhibitor with more than 15 plants should arrive at least one hour prior to closing. Touch ups for design will be permitted only Friday, September 7, from 8:00 to 8:30 am. Judging will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, September 7. Judges are expected to be in the showroom at 8:30 a.m. for instructions. 4. All exhibitors must prepare and present to the Entries Committee a written list of all entries that they are making. It should state the class, plant variety, or title of design, and the name of the exhibitor. Members are encouraged to submit their list of entries early to Karyn Cichocki 79 Beaver Run Road, Lafayette, NJ or by kdc05@ptd.net no later than September 2, A 3 x 5 index card must accompany all entries in the Design Division, listing the names of all African violet varieties and a description of any other plant material used. 6. Only clean, healthy plants will be accepted. The Classification Committee has the right to refuse any plant that it considers to be diseased or infested with pests. They have the right to request any forgotten props or collars be removed. 7. All African violet species, cultivars, and other gesneriads shall be correctly named. However all cultivar names need not be listed in AVSA publications. A cultivar does not have to be listed in the Master Variety List or Supplements to be entered in an Affiliate or Convention Show. Sometimes older varieties were never listed for some reason or another. Also some cultivars may be so new that they have not yet been listed, but this should not keep them from being accepted for entry in an AVSA Show. A hybridizer s list may be presented but is not required. 8. All plants in the Horticultural Division must be single-crowned, with the exception of trailers, gesneriads, and species. All plants must be in bloom except for classes 59, 60, and Any number of plants may be entered in each class by an exhibitor, but only one plant of a variety may be entered in the same class. However, an exhibitor can enter plants of the same variety in several classes such as an AVSA Collections class, an Unusual Container class, in addition to the appropriate blossom color class. 10. All plants in the Horticultural Division must have been in the exhibitor s hands for at least three months. 11. The Entries Committee may subdivide any class if they decide that it will better aid judging. 12. The name of the owner of every plant must be on the bottom of the pot. 13. Double potting, flared-top pots, supports, and collars will not be accepted. All pots must be non-decorative. Self-watering pots, such as Moist-Rite and Oyama, etc., may be entered in colors such as white, black, green, or any neutral tone. All other plants must be slip-potted into pots of the same color in colors such as white, black, green, or any neutral tone. Slippotting means dropping the pot containing the plant into a clean pot of the same size. Exception: trailers, trailing species, trailing gesneriads, and gesneriads in protective containers may be exhibited in the containers in which they are growing. 14. The show will be judged by the merit system and the decision of the judges will be final, unless it conflicts with AVSA rules and/or the rules of the schedule. Only qualified AVSA judges will be permitted to judge. Only AVSA scale of points will be used.

5 15. First, second, and third place ribbons will be awarded. Only blue ribbon plants will be eligible for special awards. 16. Any exhibit considered for final awards must be point scored and awarded accordingly. The top awards will consist of: Best Standard, Best Semiminiature, Best Miniature, Best Species, Best Trailer, Best Other Gesneriad, Best Container Garden, Best Interpretive Flower Arrangement, and Best Interpretive Plant Arrangement. A special Tricolor Rosette will be awarded to these exhibits if they score 95 points or more. There will be a Best of Class Rosette awarded to the highest scoring plant in each class. 17. Exhibitors must list the class numbers they wish to enter in Sections XIII, XIV, and XV and send to Mel Grice, 2019 Crosswind Court, Englewood, OH 45322, or by at melsgrice@earthlink.net ( ) no later than Thursday, August 30, The Society will afford all possible protection, but will not be responsible for any loss or damage to plants or entries. 19. The show will be open to the public on Friday, September 7, from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. and on Saturday, September 8, from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. 20. Plants may not be removed until after 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. NO BOXES WILL BE VISIBLE IN THE SHOWROOM UNTIL THE SHOW CLOSES. 21. Definition of a Novice a novice is one who has not won a Blue Ribbon in any standard African Violet Show (either local or state). 22. Plants entered in Classes I, 2, 3 and 4 are eligible for all awards. 23. The American flag, state flags, flags from other nations, plants on endangered list from any state or nation, artificial plant material and live or dead creatures shall not be used in any Design Division exhibit. 24. All entries must be marked with all appropriate codes listed on the entry form.